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Saint Louis Crossing, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°19′08″N 85°50′48″W / 39.31889°N 85.84667°W / 39.31889; -85.84667
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Saint Louis Crossing
Bartholomew County's location in Indiana
Bartholomew County's location in Indiana
Saint Louis Crossing is located in Bartholomew County, Indiana
Saint Louis Crossing
Saint Louis Crossing
Location in Bartholomew County
Coordinates: 39°19′08″N 85°50′48″W / 39.31889°N 85.84667°W / 39.31889; -85.84667
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyBartholomew
TownshipFlat Rock
Elevation682 ft (208 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47246
FIPS code18-66996[2]
GNIS feature ID442661[1]

Saint Louis Crossing is an unincorporated town in Flat Rock Township, Bartholomew County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

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The town was laid out at crossing on the Columbus & Shelbyville Railroad[3] outside of Old Saint Louis, hence the name.[4] A post office was established in 1862, and was discontinued in 1974.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Louis Crossing, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Redfield & Logan's Columbus & Indianapolis Central Railway Business Guide, and Western Gazetteer of Indiana and Ohio for. Redfield & Logan. 1866. p. 42.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...on the railroad west of Saint Louis (now Old Saint Louis) for which it was named.
  5. ^ "Bartholomew County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 22, 2020.